Churn.



- L. HOFER.

0111mm. APPLIOATIOK TILED HA3. 6

, 1910. 4 Patented July 5, 1910.

WITNESSES LOUIS I-IOFER, 0F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CH URN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Application filed March 5, 1910. Serial No. 547,549.

To all whom it may concern:

Be ift known that I, LOUIS HornR, a subect o residing at N. S. Pittsburg, 1n the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to churns designed for the manufacture of butter, ice cream, and as a mixer or merger for ingredients.

The object of my invention is to provide a churn with a novel dasher or agitator that will thoroughly commingle and agitate the contents of the churn.

I attain the above object by a simple, inexpensive and durable churn adapted to be manually operated and constructed upon a small scale for household purposes, but it is in this connection that I do not care to limit my invention, as the churn may be made upon a very large scale and operated by a motor or other source of power.

y invention will be hereinafter considered in detail and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, wherein there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof can be changed and modified without departing from the scope of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the churn. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the churn. Fig. 4 is a plan of the same. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the churn. view of a detached bearing. Fig. is a similar view of a detached locking lever. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of a de tached shaft, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a detached agitator or dasher.

In the, accompanying drawings the reference numeral 1 denotes a receptacle preferably made of one piece of sheet metal having the vertical edges thereof soldered, brazed, or otherwise connected to form a rectangular structure. Secured in the bottom of this structure is a bottom plate 2 having depending flanges 3 adapted to be soldered or otherwise connected to the inner sides of the walls of the receptacle.

4 denotes a lid or cover adapted to fit upon the upper edges of said receptacle, said lid Fig. 6 is a pers ective or cover having a depending flange 5 extending into the upper end of the receptacle, and furthermore, a handle 6 whereby the lid or cover can be easily handled.

7 denotes suitable handles secured to the outer sides of the receptacle intermediate the ends thereof whereby the receptacle can be easily moved and carried.

8 denotes a shaft rectangular in cross secfor a greater part of its length, one end of the shaft being cylindrical, as at 9, and

threaded, as at 13. Detachably mounted upon the cylindrical portion 12 by a set screw 14 is a circular head 15, this head being provided with an opening sufliciently large to clear the rectangular portion 16 of the shaft whenmounting the head upon the cylindrical portion.

17 denotes a bearing having a slot 18 with one end thereof open, said bearing being riveted or otherwise secured, as at 19, to the inner side of the rear wall of th circular head 10 of the shaft 8. wall of the receptacle 1 is provided with an shaft is held in place by a locking lever 21 having an off-set portion 22 provided with a slot 23. The locking lever 21 is pivotally connected to the front wall of the receptacle,

the shaft while the off-set portion 22 provides clearance for the head 15. The outer end of the locking lever 21 is bent to form a handle 25 and is adapted to engage in a bracket 26 secured to the front wall of the receptacle 1, as at 27.

28 denotes a crank mounted upon the rectangular portion 16 of the shaft and retained thereon by a nut 29 said crank having a handle 30 whereby the shaft 8 can be easily rotated.

The dasher or agitator comprises cross arms 31 and 32, the inner sides of the arms 31 and the outer sides of the arms 32 being I through said shaft 8. 7 32-are: connected by transverse v w hi h trud-ing beyond theends of .15

- while theotherblades are provided with a I receptacle is of a. sufiicient size to allow 1 or agitator held within the receptacle, the

shaft can be extended through theopenings 'tacl e when the dasher or agitator is revolved within the receptacle.

is of a less diameter than the opening 20, the shaft can bemoved sufiiciently to allow the head 10to' be placed upon the end of the provided with face plates 33 and extendingf' face of one of the Walls of said receptacle, face plates and'the arms are: a shaft journaled insaid hearin and exrivets, bolts, or other fastening means 3 tending through the opposite wal of said ada ted to hold the arms 31 and 32 in assem=- receptacle, means carried by the projecting ble position, The arms and plates are" end of the shaft for rotating it, two pairs provided with longitudinally-aiming rectan-- of flat cross arms, the arms of each pair begular openings 35 to receive the rectangu ar ing fixedly secured together and mounted The outer ends of the ariris 31 analupon and rotating with said shaft, transa es .3

p verse blades having flan ed ends seate the blades having the ends thereof flanged, against and secured to the inner face of the as at 37, and riveted or otherwise secured to p M cross arms at the ends thereof, said blades the outer ends of the arms 31 and. 32, as at arranged in pairs and oppositely-disposed outer edges of the blades prowith respect the arms. Two

to each other, the blades of one *pair oppositely disposed blades are provided with and the blades of the other pair with a sing e openings 39 intermediate the ends thereof opening, and a locking lever arranged exteriorly of the receptacle, and engaging the shaft. I 1

2. A churn comprisinga receptacle, a lid therefor, a bearing connected to the inner face of one of the walls of said receptacle, a shaft journaled insaid bearin and extending through the opposite wall of said receptacle,'means carried by the projecting end-of the shaft-for-rotating it, two pairs of flat cross arms, the arms of each pair being fixedly secured together and mounted upon and rotating with said shaft, transverse blades .having flanged ends seated against and secured to the inner face of the cross arms at the ends thereof, said blades arranged in pairs and oppositely-disposed with respect to each other, the blades of one pair each havin a centrally-disposed plurality of openings 40. These openings areadapted'to facilitate the commingling and agitation of the contents of the recep- .20 of he front wall of, the rectangular portion of the shaft 8' to enter the receptacle and'wit-h the dasher 35, the head 10 placed upon the end of the. shaft and then seated in the bearing 17; Since the cylindrical portion 12 of the shaft shaft and then in the bearing. The head 15- opening and the bla es of the, other pair can then be clamped in position, the locking each having a pair of openin sand with the lever 21 closed and the crank 28 placed upon openings arranged at each side of the transthe; end of the shaft. The churn is then in verse center of the blade.

condition to be used; The arms 31 and 32 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature durable wood while and the blades 36 can in the presence of two witnesses.

the remaining parts of o the'churn are preferablymade of metal. LOUIS HOFER' What Iclaim, is: t V '1. .A churn comprising a receptacle, a lid therefor,'a bearing connected to the inner be made of light and 

